Brown Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Diversity Rankings
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Brown Student Population

How Many Students Attend Brown University?

Brown total enrollment is approximately 10,333 students.

6,826 are undergraduates and 2,915 are graduate students.

Brown Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Brown undergraduate population is made up of 52% women, and 48% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Brown Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

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Brown Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 49% of full-time grad students are women, and 51% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Brown Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

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High Ranking in Overall Diversity Nationwide

Brown achieved a College Factual diversity rank of #13 out of 3,514 total schools in the ranking.

This college ranks above average in overall diversity, which means there is high variety on campus in racial/ethnic diversity, ages, gender, and location.

How Does Brown Diversity Compare to National Averages?

Brown is considered to have excellent overall diversity when compared to the nationwide average.

Extremely Racially/Ethnically Diverse

Brown is ranked 335 out of 3,790 when it comes to the racial/ethnic diversity of the students.

High racial diversity in the student body means plenty of opportunities to interact with and learn from students with different backgrounds and cultures than you.

Brown Racial Demographics:

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Brown University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

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Close to Even Male/Female Ratio

Brown ranks 597 out of 3,790 when it comes to gender parity on campus.

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 5,361 female students and 4,972 male students at Brown.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Brown is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 2,355 female teachers and 2,112 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Brown ranks 3 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

95.54% of Brown students come from out of state, and 14.18% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 46 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at Brown

Students from 117 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and Canada.

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High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Brown, 61.62% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By Ad Meskens under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.